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WPF is Ugly by Default?
Erik Sink thinks WPF is ugly by default:
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Is Adobe Really Playing the Lock-in Game With Flash Video?
So, you aren't going to be locked in to buy On2's codec... but looks like despite the fact that they are using an open standard, if you want to intelligently stream the video you will be locked into buying Flash Media Server:
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Silverlight Forcing Macromedia to Rethink
Many Flash developers have been complaining about the choice of On2's codec over a standard like H.264 for years. Interestingly, Adobe is finally adding support for some standard video codecs in the next version of Flash. The question is, how much did Silverlight have to do with this decision? The timing sure makes it seem like a reactive decision. In any case, it's good news for video on the web.
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MLB.com + Silverlight
MLB.com is using Silverlight for their video. Big win for Microsoft, I'm assuming the first of many big wins considering how awesome Silverlight is on the video front.